X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:51:20 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m20.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.1] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c3) with ESMTP id 2520158 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:29:02 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.1; envelope-from=PTACKABURY@aol.com Received: from PTACKABURY@aol.com by imo-m20.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.3.) id q.c22.25bc7859 (41811) for ; Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:28:18 -0500 (EST) From: PTACKABURY@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:28:17 EST Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Anybody using a quick oil drain on Legacy? X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1196382497" X-Mailer: AOL 9.0 VR sub 5006 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1196382497 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Regards Quick Drains: My experience is on a Lancair IV, not a Legacy so it may not be relevant, BUT: Please be careful to do a retract test for clearance AND put some telltail indicator on the drain to verify clearance in flight. I have used two of the drains pictured here along with about every other low profile drain available--3 others--and have also adjusted the nose gear to retract as little as possible--at the very bottom of the tunnel so the doors just touch the tire when closed--and after all that I get some scuffing on the brass cap in flight. I double check this by putting duct tape on the cap and sure enough when I land there is indication of interference with the rounded portion of the drag strut--even after I verified clearance during a ground retract test. So I am again back to the Slow, Messy Drain Plug until someone invents an even lower profile design. Oh a neat trick--put a vacuum cleaner hose in the oil fill tube and wrap a rag around it to form a loose seal and then when you want to change oil drain plugs but not the oil just turn on the vacuum and sure enough the oil will not leak out of the open hole when you make the switch. Of course you do not want to defy gravity forever, but if you are organized and quick you will not spill a drop--honest! paul, N94PT **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001) -------------------------------1196382497 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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Oh a neat trick--put a vacuum cleaner hose in the oil fill tube and wra= p a=20 rag around it to form a loose seal and then when you want to change oil drai= n=20 plugs but not the oil just turn on the vacuum and sure enough the oil will n= ot=20 leak out of the open hole when you make the switch.  Of course you do n= ot=20 want to defy gravity forever, but if you are organized and quick you will no= t=20 spill a drop--honest!
paul, N94PT
 



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